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EVENTS KITS FEST KitsFest is a sports and healthy living community festival. We celebrate diversity and inclusiveness for all ages and walks of life at every event. This contagious positive spirit helps us in our aim to build stronger community environments and share our success by giving back to our community through legacies such as our park facility upgrades and special events. August 9 – 11 www.kitsfest.com
Alberto Giacometti Art Exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery
ANIREVO Widely known as AniRevo, Anime Revolution is an annual Anime Convention held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Aiming to spread love and appreciation for Anime and Japanese Culture, we celebrate and partake in cultural exchange over three fun-filled days of activities, exhibits, panels, and performances. These include art, animation, comics, contests, costuming, cultural displays, dance, gaming, musical performances, and much more. August 9 - 11 Location: 999 Canada Place www.animerevolution.ca
LES DAMES SUMMERDINE Various Locations Imagine 22 separate dinner parties, more than 200 seats, all at the same time on one night from Vancouver to the Okanagan, the Fraser Valley to Vancouver Island. Yup, that’s right. Les Dames d’Escoffier – BC Chapter’s annual dining extravaganza Summerdine returns this year even bigger and better than ever on Wednesday, August 14 (and one special dinner on August 15). August 14, 6:30 pm Location: 1424 West Broadway, Vancouver Tickets and more info: www.lesdames.ca/events/
SHIPYARD NIGHT MARKET Fresh food, locally made products, musicians, art and entertainment. The festivities in the Square kick off at 5pm on Friday nights where you will find 100+ vendors selling fresh food and locally made products. The Friday Night Market also includes a beer garden serving local craft beer and cider as well as Betty’s Vodka Iced Tea. You must me 19+ to enter the beer garden. On the Shipbuilders’ Stage there 70
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is live music until 10pm, showcasing talent from all over BC. Ticket information on their website. Friday nights until September 27 Location: The Shipyards, North Vancouver https://vancouversnorthshore.com/events-festivals/ shipyards-night-market/
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI: A LINE THROUGH TIME With more than 130 artworks on view, this exhibition will present the work of Alberto Giacometti, one of the twentieth century’s most renowned and influential artists. Including masterful works in sculpture, painting, drawing and design, it will examine the breadth of Giacometti’s practice while highlighting his place among his contemporaries in Paris and London Until: September 29 Location: Vancouver Art Gallery Ticket information at www.vanartgallery.bc.ca
OUTDOOR SUMMER FILM SERIES Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth’s Free Outdoor Film Series is bigger this year with three screenings over three Friday nights on August 16, 23, and 30. The films are: the Academy Award nominated animation, Song of the Sea; a program of local and Canadian shorts, Short Films From Coast to Coast; and a recent cinematic adaptation of the beloved children's tale, Heidi, starring the late Bruno Ganz. August 16, 23, 30 Location: Ron Basford Park, Granville Island Ticket information www.r2rfestival.org, info@r2rfestival.org, or www.facebook.com/R2Rfestival
